[Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Agenda for the National Association of Blind Rehabilitation Professionals Meeting
David Andrews
dandrews at visi.com
Fri Jun 29 16:23:14 UTC 2012
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLIND REHABILITATION PROFESSIONALS (NABRP)
Presents
Putting Together the Pieces of the Rehab Puzzle
2012 Annual Meeting
Monday, July 2, 2012
1:00-5:00
Steuben Room, Atrium Mezzanine Level
Melody Roane, President
AGENDA
1:00-2:00: Registration ($5.00) and networking opportunity
2:00-2:10: Welcome, introductions and
announcementsMelody Roane, President, National
Association of Blind Rehabilitation
Professionals; Director, Virginia Rehabilitation
Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Richmond, Virginia
2:10-2:30: A Keynote PresentationThe Road To
IndependenceDan Wenzel, Manager of Youth
Services, Blind Industries and Services of Maryland; Baltimore, Maryland
2:30-2:50: Piecing the Employment Puzzle
Together with BookshareAllison Hilliker,
Bookshare Collection Development Associate, Tempe, Arizona
2:50-3:10: Navigating the Federal Jobs
PuzzleRonza Othman, Equal Employment
Opportunities Compliance Group, Baltimore, Maryland
3:10-3:40: Lowering the MountainRob Nevin,
Founder of U-R-Able, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3:40-4:00: Connecting the Pieces of the Puzzle
Between Vocational Rehabilitation and Alternative
MediaSandra Ho, STEPP Manager, Alternative Media
Access Center, Student E-rent Pilot Project
(STEPP,) Georgia Institute of Technology |
Enterprise Innovation Institute, Atlanta,
Georgia; Tamara Rorie, Grants and Contracts
Manager, Georgia Institute of Technology |
Enterprise Innovation Institute, Atlanta, Georgia
4:00-4:40: A Round Table Discussion of Critical
Issues In the Rehabilitation FieldMelody Roane,
Director, Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the
Blind and Vision Impaired, Richmond, Virginia;
Pearl Van Zandt, Executive Director, Nebraska
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired,
Lincoln, Nebraska; Pamela Allen, Executive
Director, Louisiana Center for the Blind, Ruston, Louisiana.
4:40-4:55: Elections
4:55-5:00: Wrap-up and adjourn.
Current NABRP Board members:
PresidentMelody Roane, Virginia
First Vice PresidentShawn Mayo, Minnesota
Second Vice PresidentJulie Deden, Colorado
SecretaryPamela Allen, Louisiana
TreasurerAmy Buresh, Nebraska
Board Position 1Brook Sexton, Utah
Board Position 2Jane Lansaw, Texas
Board Position 3Jennifer Kennedy, Virginia
Board Position 4Juan Haro, New Mexico
MISSION STATEMENT
The purpose of the National Association of Blind
Rehabilitation Professionals is to promote
rehabilitation practices, policies and
legislation that emphasize positive attitudes,
high expectations and a belief in blind
individuals to live full, productive and
independent lives. The National Association of
Blind Rehabilitation Professionals also
encourages research into rehabilitation issues
and practices that will lead to more effective
strategies to make the dreams of blind people a reality.
To join the NFBs listserv for rehabilitation
counselors, go to nfbnet.org and select rehab
from the list of listserv topics.
If you would like to join the listserv for
Training Center professionals, please send an
e-mail to
<mailto:melody.roane at dbvi.virginia.gov>melody.roane at dbvi.virginia.gov
expressing your interest in joining this particular listserv.
For any comments or suggestions regarding the
NABRP, please e-mail melody.roane at dbvi.virginia.gov
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>Melody Roane, Director
>Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired
>401 Azalea Avenue
>Richmond, Virginia 23227
>Phone: 804.371.3323
>Email: <mailto:melody.roane at dbvi.virginia.gov>melody.roane at dbvi.virginia.gov
>Worldwide Web: <http://www.vrcbvi.org>http://www.vrcbvi.org
>
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